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Transport in OL6 8PE

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near OL6 8PE, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Smallshaw
Council
Tameside
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,769 (2024)
Transport

How well connected OL6 8PE is

86 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 4 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from OL6 8PE itself. Connectivity scores 8.0 out of 10: excellent.

Connectivity
8.0/ 10

Excellent. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
86
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
3
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Ashton-under-Lyne Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.3 miles
  • 02
    Ashton-Under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 03
    Ashton-under-Lyne (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 04
    Ashton West (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.8 miles
  • 05
    Stalybridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 06
    Ashton Moss (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.5 miles
  • 07
    Guide Bridge Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 08
    Audenshaw (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.0 miles
  • 09
    Hyde North Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 10
    Flowery Field Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 11
    Droylsden (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.4 miles
  • 12
    Mossley (Manchester) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Miller Street, 101 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

22.6% of working residents in the OL6 8PE area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 42.6% drive to work.

OL6 8PEEngland
Work from home22.6%31.5%
Drive42.6%44.5%
Car passenger5.4%3.9%
Bus or coach7.8%4.3%
Train1.9%2%
Underground, metro or tram2.4%1.9%
On foot12.6%7.6%
Bicycle1.4%2.1%
Other3.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

35.5% of households in the OL6 8PE area have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

OL6 8PEEngland
No car or van35.5%23.5%
145.2%41.3%
216.3%26.1%
3 or more3%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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